Electric gas-igniter.



No. 852,342. PA'IENTED APR. 30, 1907. P. G. NICKEL, J. E. MRTIN 61; O. E. BLACKBURN.

BLEGTRIG GAS IGNITER.

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nur nous c :nu nA wnsmrenrofe a UNITED STAT IKTET OFFICE.

FRANKLIN CHARLES NICKE L, JOHN EDGAR MARTIN, AN I) (1 [AllfllS EDMUD BLACKB URN, OF JACISGNVULE, ILLTN l ELECTRIC GAS-GNETER.

Specification of Letters Potentv Patented Aprii 30, 1907'.

duplication {iieti February 6, N06. Serial No. 299,739.

T0 all 'whom' it 'Hm/y concern:

Bo it known that we. FRANiiLiN (fiminine NICKEL; .imm EDGAR MMriIN. and CHARLES EDML'ND BLACKBURN, citizens of the lfnited States, residing ut Jucksonvilie, in the countyY ot Morgen end Stato of illinois, lieve ini-*eutn ed certain new and usetul improvements in Eiectric Gos-igniters; and We do herebyV dechire the followingn to he e full, clear, and oxdeecription of the invention, Such iviil enehie others skilicd in the ort to which it :1pperteine to ineke and use the seme.

Uur invention relates to electrical lightere and its object is to provide :i device oi this character which can he reudiijtA connected to n burner end which ie poeitivehv operated when the valve if; turned to allow the gos to escupe from the burner.

A still further object is to provide n, novel forni of Contact which Secured to theV hurn er in o. peculiar manner, the saine lieving a novel arrangement of insulation and capehlc of heiner taken ofi Without disturbing any of the other portions of the burner or igniter.

with the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a. bracket adapted to be clamped permanently upon the fixture by the burner and this bracket has a clip dctachahly secured to it, insulation boing interposed between the clip and the bracket. A

Vcoil spring ie connected in e novel manner to the clip and has a stein projectingr upward roni it in close. proxiniityto the tip of the burner und this stein constitutes one of the contacts of' the igni ter.

The hntton of the valve has a stein proecting from it end overlapping the stein ot the Spring und Twhenever the button is rotated eo :te to turn on the ges the two Steins wiil be brought into contact and then seperated to produce e spark close to the tip.

it is ot' course understood that the clip und. thc iixture ere connected to opposite polea7 of e generntor.

The invention also consists in further novel construction and combination of parte hereinafter more fully described end cleiined.

In the accompanying' drawings 'we have Shown the preferred forni of our invention, and in seid druwings-Figuro 1 iS e perspective view oi u fixture having our improved igniter connected thereto.

view of the bracket detached. Fig. 3

Fig. 2 is a` deteii is a l nient oi the extension 5 continucsa spring eiiniiir View oi the spring conter-t. end Figi; ie e. pei-speci ive vieu' ot' the elip. i

Rcferrin to the 'ligurr-S by nuniernis of retorcnce, 1 that portion of e. 'fixture constituting a valve oueiiig und e vulve is rotuteiiiy mounted therein d hes :i button 3 which muy ne oi u uy suitable form und which has a. Stein 1 projecting from it7 sind stein tern'iinutine1 in e interni extension which is adopted to move in en nrc over :i tip 6 lo cuted in the upper enel oi u humor 7. Thel burner is of thooiwliuury ve rieti' und is adopt ed to clamp upon they lower uporturod end X of en L-Sheped brochet t). therebyv securing said bracket upon the iiXture i. A Strip 113 ot insuletior ia placed around the upper end ot brochet E) und hearing upon thie` insulating materini is e U-shopod clip 1i having apertures 12 in ite` ends for the reception of e clamping screw 1 3. which also acte ne e hintiing poet 'whereby one wire ot' e circuit con he connected thereto. A tongue 14 projects, upward 'troni the control portion of the clip und a downwardlv-extending curved tongue 15 is aie@ disposed cent rally on Suid clip. T ongue 14 is adopted to pro ject into e. coiled spring iti wiaiie the lower tongue 15 engogce u hook 17V. which is formed integral with the lower end of the spring'. Suid Spring istheretore maintained et all times in position upon the clip end cannot hc accidentally displaced. The upper end of thc spring terminates in e stein it, which projects slightiy eliove the upper end of the tip und into the pnt-h of the interni extension of stom 4.

it will ot course he understood that this attachment is to he connected to u source of electricity in the usuel manner, one wire ileing fastened to clip 11, while thc other conducts the current directly to the fixture 1 und thc parte eicctrionlly connectei'l thereto. Then the Shut oil the button 3 ussurncs a suinet-entieily horizontei position as ordinuriiy, ne doee :deo tho stein et. which is connected thereto.

Then it is desired to ignite the gus tho butt-on is turned and will causo stom i to Swing upwerd in thc direction oi' the urrow shown in Fig. 1 until its cxtenuiou comes into Contact with the stom 1S. A circuit wiii he immerlintellyY established between the two Steins and as the Swinging ino've- 

